Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Monday 1/18/11

Woke up this morning to my right calf hurting so bad I could barely walk. I decided not to run today and make sure I get it better for the rest of the week. It felt better as the day went on which is good. I went to get a much needed haicut before work today and I must say, it was an experience. I always tell the person that is cutting my hair I would just like it trimmed and to make it look nice...I trust you. Well lucky me, I get the girl who I don't think has ever cut hair. She asked me at least three different questions all more than once. She was also trying to make small talk which was a bad idea since she was obviously not good at it. I usually enjoy talking to people I don't know, but all I was thinking was "I wish you would shut up and focus on cutting my hair, since you don't know what you are doing." After work Carrie and I were supposed to meet some people from her work up on Mt. Adams, but that fell through since I didn't leave work until 9:00pm. I went to Wendy's to pick us up some grub, my first time eating fast food in 2011. Oh well, I will just try and run it off tomorrow.

About Me

When I moved to Portland, OR I was amazed at how many people lived without a vehicle...mostly by utilizing the great public transportation system and the many bike lanes throughout the city. I always had it in my head that I would love to attempt to live this lifestyle, but never really attempted it. Now living in Cincinnati I have decided to attempt to not drive in 2012. I purchased my first road bike in December and plan on commuting the 7 miles from Oakly to Newport, KY and back for work. The weather in the winter will be challenging which means I will have to either take the bus (comes right past our house) or run to and from work when it is too dangerous for biking. These are my adventures to see if this is even possible in a midwest city. Hopefully nothing TOO exciting happens!